Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-17
80 wans nnaussrv Dsnanas

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! Xnvxoa HmkLp = Wins-naking Il
5111lIpu,ia has become : leading industry
stahouxh Il = in its infancy only. Fol
1,soly ave long years. a.diliesnt baat
q nsnost vipsy srdists have been at worl
o6ohoeish and shelter the grapevine, ant
- nroduoe from it, delicious fruit, a
11IrS vino. the Gift OF nature. And ouI
Soo6 old vintners. ever since, have beer
01|tsine 4 nourishing, charming and
&oGlthy drink, to grateful. wine-drink'
~ poopla. California wines nave
nine1 world wide reputation AZ beng
as,ntsly pure, - well ~ cheap, chal'
15a6lnx the Judgment of every conno's.
rSf. On this foundation market
- rSode end maintained for our wines.
wSioh are to be found in honest hards
"A ever the Eastern States.
Il ~ been true saying that consumers
; = Gslifornia wines know that they are
11ine 1 pure article, while the consumers
) " fcfoirn wines have no such guarantee.
m oisiinction gave our wine-pro-
[rcxr, immense advantage and most re-
Nshls assurances Of . promising future.
With the steady progressing develop
moot Of our honest vine industry, DUR
- he last decade that nefarious, ous-
xSSpoaa branch Of bogus wine-making
- kept pace, and is now going to reach
8 eooto of malicious perfection, which is
1 - The ruin Of the future Of our good,
unre wines. That hideous bogus wine
ndking monster, originating az It dii, IN
Iheopsan producing countries. Is
1krsatening one of the most promising
1ndastries Of this State, and the whole
ooantEy, II steps to crush it out are not
tnkon immediately.
The public were alarmed long ago,
otfoueh the most frightful results, as
oDooetnined by many wine-analyses BY
~ best chemists Of the country. Only
1G1ely We were again aroused by the re-
1ott that the public health cficers OF
~ city Of New York had to confiscate
40 gallons Of bogus wine which had
6osn put on the market by one great
vine house in the Empire City. Yes. it
= 8 shameful outrage on our people in
Geoeral, and especially on our honest
1lns indastry. Because, that nefarious
work OF wine adulteration is two-fold
erime. Those vile forgers not only adal-
tsrats our good, pure wines, but make
~inss without any juice of grapes, using
ulmost anything to initiate true wine.
Hor Is that all. They even have the
fnpudence to put their devilish stuff on
- market and sell that poisonous mix
auxo onder the label OF our own good
pate wlnesl thus spelling the well-de.
oeEved good reputation of our pure Cali
lognie wines, ON which our whole wine
1n1uatry has been founded.
No longer can we allow free field
fl operation to these base counterfeit
~. The public demands guaranty and
protection for kealth's sake. The honest
vino dealers, together with all viticultu-
H1sess demand protection, in the name of
1onesty. California has taken the ini.
tsative as great wine. producing coun.
ny. Her present product of Is. 600, 600
9allops is more important than the pro-
dnct Il all the other States with their
tstal Of 10000. 900 gallons; 5000. 600
Gall0ns of wine is the whole amount Of
aux imported wines, which, by means of
that famous wine- producing witchcraft,
aee doubled. According to authority,
~ OO0, 900 gallons Of wine are consumed
~ the people of the United States per
G1aum. Besides tho 5.00O,00 gal
lons Of stretched" or otherwise ''mult;.
Piled" imported wines, there are 10000.
90 gallors of wine more, which we
DO not know where they come from;
bat most likely those famous wine pro.
ancers of ill-fame know it all. These
facts are alarming, indeed, and more
than justify all earnest efforts to put
: stop to that bogus wine business.
Congress must and will give us law
by means Of which all kinds of adulter-
otod wines shall be branded as such. |
1he interests of our honest wine indus. |
~, representing $4,000. 900, demand
furthermore severe punishment for all |
laeh outrageous abuses of the good,
honest name OF our pure California
wtnes.
The viticulturists of California, in
nnSon with the wine producers and deal |
M Of the whole country, must have q
Donmon interest in protecting pure
wines of home production, in taxing all
vim that are not pure or bogus, as
provided for in the Green bill now be-
IoEe Congress. Let each and everyone
loDw Ms earnestness about this 30 I'M |
p0vtant matter to all.
At the annual convention of the
Grape Growers' and Wine Makers As. |
Boeistion of California," to be held in |
I'm Francisco, on March 7th, and the |
lollowing days. we should show an
notive interest in this matter, and enable |
pur respective delegates to verify |
hat We are fully aware OF the situation. |
Eternal watchfulness il the price of |
|ibsrty." And liberty and justice we |
gnnt Tor our honest wine industry, for |
vhich we are willing to fight. Let |
svery grape grower, as well as every |
honest wine maker and dealer, join the |
Association and help to raise funds, in |
order to achieve victory over that hide. |
pue WINE adulteration.
A. Err,
Representative of the Auaheim Wine
District.